A man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad is the father of a child born to one of the women and must pay child support, a Kansas judge ruled Wednesday.

Topeka resident William Marotta had argued that he had waived his parental rights and didnt intend to be a father. Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi rejected that claim, saying the parties didnt involve a licensed physician in the artificial insemination process and thus Marotta didnt qualify as a sperm donor, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

In this case, quite simply, the parties failed to perform to statutory requirement of the Kansas Parentage Act in not enlisting a licensed physician at some point in the artificial insemination process, and the parties self-designation of (Marotta) as a sperm donor is insufficient to relieve (Marotta) of parental right and responsibilities to the child, Mattivi wrote.

This is a very interesting case. . the first of many more that are a result of the utter confusion wrought upon Family Law as a result of the redefinition of marriage. The bottom line is that the traditional perspective and the basis of Family Law is that the child has a RIGHT to be raised and cared for by both a Father and Mother. Gay Marriage throws this fundamental right into the dust. . .and thus. . children suffer.

I notice that this is a female judge....genetically programmed to f**k men over to provide resources to
a child. Further proof that men should never get
married or father children in the USSA. The game is
rigged and the rules completely one sided.

the parties didnt involve a licensed physician in the artificial insemination process and thus Marotta didnt qualify as a sperm donor

See what happens when you try to save a few bucks? It probably never occurred to them that lawyers had written the law to make themselves money.

The more this happens, the better. It's wrong to sell or give your child to crazy people. If men understand that they're going pay just as much as if they'd had a child with their own wife or girlfriend, maybe they'll stop doing it.

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posted on 01/23/2014 3:46:25 PM PST
by Tax-chick
(Well, that went badly.)

“Family law” has been anti-family law for a long time. It was turned solidly against fatherhood during the ‘80s and ‘90s. It’s a cash cow for “professionals” and just another way to prevent domestic competition (working class families) from rising. It’s much of the cause of the economic decline.

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posted on 01/23/2014 3:52:44 PM PST
by familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)

"A filing Wednesday by the DCF argues the sperm donor contract overlooks the well-established law in this state that a person cannot contract away his or her obligations to support their child. The right for support belongs to the child, not the parents, the filing says."

Here's the problem, the redefinition of marriage has removed the term "Father" and "Mother." It is now simply "Partner 1" and "Partner 2." The redefining of marriage has removed the right of children to be raised and/or supported by a Father and Mother. It's a train wreck.

The more this happens, the better. It's wrong to sell or give your child to crazy people. If men understand that they're going pay just as much as if they'd had a child with their own wife or girlfriend, maybe they'll stop doing it.

Agree. Why Freepers would defend men who do this is beyond me, but some will.

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posted on 01/23/2014 4:08:11 PM PST
by TwelveOfTwenty
(See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)

Why Freepers would defend men who do this is beyond me, but some will.

It appears to me that some think anything is okay, as long as there's a contract and payments are made. Sell your kids? No problem as long as they're in deliverable condition and the buyer's check doesn't bounce.

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posted on 01/23/2014 4:10:20 PM PST
by Tax-chick
(Well, that went badly.)

1] The child suffers because he/she is being allowed to be raised by 2 pervs. I notice the court has zero to say about it.
2] How did this case get before the state in the first place? Did the bltches rat him out?
3]The idea that this guy owes the state some $6k is utter crap.

Run, young feller...those women wanted to be the parents...they should be responsible...not him.

One wonders if the intent all along was to find some poor sap to defray the cost of raising the kid, knowing they could sue for child support. Be interesting to know some more of the details of this case.

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posted on 01/23/2014 4:23:13 PM PST
by DemforBush
(Come and get one in the yarbles, if you have any yarbles, you eunuch jelly thou!)

The man was ignorant and did not heed the recommendations of a famous quote from a movie:

I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltrators, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the International Communist conspiracy to sap and impugn all of our precious bodily fluids....I do not avoid women, Mandrake, but I do deny them my essenceBase Commander Jack D. Ripper

I respectfully disagree. Yes the man is a biological father, he had no intention of raising the child or have any interest in the child. Indeed, had they gone to a physician, there would not have been an argument. He would not have been blamed as a “sperm donor”. Yet he still would have been a father.

The state should be suing mama lesbo for their money, not this poor stupid schlub.

There are too many “loose” ends in this sorry tale. And the lesbo perv’s are getting none of the scrutiny. And they are the source of the problem.

The lesbian couple could not financially take care of the child, and applied for state aid. As per usual, if mom can’t support the kid, the state will provide aid...and go after the father for compensation.

I’m a Kansan, so this guy doesn’t owe the state $6k, as much as he owes me and my fellow Kansans $6k for taking care of his kid. Somebody brought this kid into the world...and somebody is responsible for taking care of him. If the lesbians can’t hack it, I don’t want to be left holding the bag.

The moral of the story - never answer an ad on Craigslist, and sell your sperm to a strange lesbian couple.

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posted on 01/23/2014 4:55:48 PM PST
by lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)

The state was seeking to have Mr Marotta declared the child’s father so he can be held responsible for about $6,000 in public assistance the state provided to the childs mother, as well as future child support.

Kansas does not recognise same-sex marriages and Ms Bauer could not legally adopt the child, despite continuing to care for her after they separated. When one of them became unwell and had to seek state support, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (KDCF) demanded they reveal the name of the sperm donor, which they eventually did.

The KDFC filed the case in October 2012 seeking to have Mr Marotta declared the father of the child born in 2009.

Thanks for explaining how this got to court....the state seeking to go after a “deadbeat dad.”

The issues I see are:

the moral responsibility to take care the children you father.

the claim by the left that a woman's body is under her complete control and that no one should tell her what she can or can't do with her body (hey if the State can't tell her not to end a life, how can they interfere with her not using a physician to start a life?)

proof that the man did not know that a licensed physician wasn't involved in the process

Boy would I love to be a juror on that case (jury nullification)

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posted on 01/23/2014 5:57:36 PM PST
by Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)

So why not have the state go after the lesbian husband? I mean if a man is cuckolded by his wife and she claims he is the father he is usually stuck even if he has DNA proof that he isn't the father. Courts in such cases often say that the need to support the child trumps the guys DNA evidence.

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posted on 01/23/2014 5:59:53 PM PST
by Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)

This man was on the local news last night. He made statements that he would not be in this situation if two women were allowed to sign a birth certificate in Kansas, or if gay marriage were legal in Kansas - just to give an idea where his head is at.

As to whether or not this man knew there was no physician involved - I wasn’t kidding when I said he answered a Craigslist ad. He knew it was ‘under the table’, and has never claimed otherwise.

I understand the sentiment: why does it have to have the government stamp of approval, to be an ‘official’ sperm donation. And as far as I’m concerned, he can give his sperm to whatever lesbian couple he wants to....but I don’t want to pay for it when it all falls apart.

And he knew it would probably fall apart (why else would we draft a ‘contract’). How could answering a Craigslist ad and giving your sperm to a pair of lesbians with 6 other adopted children go right?

He acted recklessly, no less recklessly than a guy who has a one night stand and gets a woman pregnant. And in both situations, I don’t think I the taxpayer should be stuck with the bill.

At least if a doctor is involved, there is a fighting chance of the doctor saying ‘no, this is crazy.’

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posted on 01/24/2014 6:44:11 AM PST
by lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)

I doubt that. I heard of other cases where the poor innocent sperm donor had to pay child support.

I have heard that too but this article stated pretty much as I wrote. Had they gone to a licensed physician, he would not have been held responsible even tho he is the actual donor-father.

So its not that he was a father, its that they didn’t follow some bureaucrat’s idea of procedure.

The actions of the lesbos would have been the same and the outlay of the state would have been the same.

Only difference is now they are after this guy not because he is the father but because there was not a physician involved. And that is where I have the problem and can defend this guy. Or at least feel sorry for him.

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